Knesset Foreign Affairs and Defense Committee Chairman Boaz Bismuth (Likud) held a “special security discussion” on Monday amid what he described as threats against Israel ahead of the October 27 elections.
“Israel’s enemies will attempt to attack on Election Day,” Bismuth wrote in an X/Twitter post. “We are prepared.”
“A map of security threats and alerts across all arenas was presented to us, as well as attempts at foreign interference,” he wrote. “The security apparatus is at peak readiness to thwart any attempt to harm public safety and the conduct of the elections.”
“There are signs that leading up to the elections, our enemies will try to attack us,” Netanyahu said while standing in front of an IAF F-15 at Israel’s Tel Nof airbase. “I am sending you [our enemies] a message: Don’t mess with us. Our long arm will reach you anywhere, and at any time.”
As with Bismuth’s statement, Netanyahu did not specify at the time which enemies he meant.
Several Israeli officials told The Jerusalem Post at the time that there was no concrete threat to Israel, cautioning that the situation could change at any moment.
Jerusalem Post Staff contributed to this report.